The Bitter Script Reader posted a great guest blog post from Eric Heisserer about the studio film development process from a writer's perspective (Eric is the writer behind the 2010 reboot of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, as well as FINAL DESTINATION 5 and the 2011 prequel THE THING.) The journey from first draft to film is both complicated and frustrating - and this is a great "insider" look.

This one's old - but via Twitter, I've just now been alerted to Film Crit Hulk's 2011 blog post, The Myth of 3 Act Structure. Although film execs and producers largely refer to features as having three acts, you might find it helpful to study follow Shakespeare's 5-Act structure, since Act 2 in a feature covers so much ground.

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Thanks, Amanda. Great links. Particularly liked the Variety selections (folks who've paid their dues!), and, in that, the Rajiv Joseph partnership article, and the fact that the partners are able to pursue independent projects on the side as well.

Ben Affleck makes a good point about Chris Turrio, the "Argo" screenwriter: "He was so deeply steeped in the research, he became this amazing asset. How many relationships have the writer on the set every day? That's a rarity." Yeah. But it *shouldn't* be a rarity.

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